United Nations Development Programme Country: Guatemala PROJECT DOCUMENT Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in coastal and marine protected areas (MPAs) By 2014, environmental management is strengthened and risk is reduced, with the participation of civil society; there is a better use of UNDAF Outcome 1. renewable energy and improved access to water and sanitation, with special emphasis placed on populations vulnerable to climate and geological risks. Expected Outcome 6 By 2014, the Guatemalan population especially those vulnerable to CPD climate risks, have improved environmental management and have more access of renewable energy services. Expected Output from the project To strengthen land/forest management processes and biodiversity conservation in order to secure the flow of multiple ecosystems services while ensuring ecosystem resilience to climate change. Indicators from the project - 164,297.40 hectares of marine and coastal ecosystems under protection by marine-coastal protected areas in the Pacific of Guatemala. - Increase by 15% in the management effectiveness of five (5) marine-coastal protected areas as measured through the METT scorecard - Increase by 25% in the financial capacity of the MPAs according to that established through the total average score in the Financial Sustainability Scorecard 1 Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala Executing Entity : (MARN); Protected Areas National Council (CONAP) Implementing Entity2: United Nations Development Program - UNDP 1 The Government exercises its ownership and responsibility for UNDP programme activities by approving and signing the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) with UNDP. All activities falling within the CPAP are, therefore, nationally executed. 2 The term 'implementation' means the management and delivery of programme activities to achieve specified results, specifically the mobilization of UNDP programme inputs and their use in producing outputs that will contribute to development outcomes, as set forth in the Annual Work Plans (AWPs). Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in coastal and marine protected areas 1 Brief Description The project will promote the conservation and long-term sustainable use of marine-coastal biodiversity (BD) of global importance through effectively and equitably managed marine-coastal protected areas (MPAs), which will contribute to improving the economic welfare of the Guatemalan population. By creating two (2) new MPAs and expanding three (3) existing MPAs in the Pacific region, improving MPA management effectiveness, and increasing MPAs’ funding, the project will contribute to the protection and sustainable use of marine-coastal BD of global, national, and local importance. As a result of the expansion of existing MPAs and the creation of new MPAs, Guatemala will make significant progress in the protection of its marine-coastal BD in the Pacific coast. More specifically, the project will allow an increase in the protection of coastal areas from 6,043.00 hectares (ha) to 56,046.82 ha, and expanded protection of marine areas from 999.44 ha to 108,250.58 ha, including mangrove areas from 4,004.67 ha to 12,803.10 ha. By the end of the project, the total marine-coastal ecosystems under protection will increase from 7,042.44 ha to 164,297.40 ha. The project will also allow addressing threats from key sectors (fisheries, maritime ports/transportation, and urban development) in order to strengthen MPA management and the conservation and sustainable use of marine-coastal BD in the Pacific region of Guatemala. Programme Period: 2010-2014 Total budget: 21,545,080.00 Programme Component: Environment and Total allocated resources (cash): 13,680,106.39 Sustainable Development GEF 5,354,545.00 ATLAS Award Id: 00075856 CONAP 2,036,901.47 DIPESCA/MAGA 512,966.92 ATLAS Project ID: 00087534 INFOM 3,000,000.00 GEFSEC Project ID: 4716 UNDP 2,775,693.00 PIMS #: 4639 In-kind contributions: 7,864,973.61 Duration: 60 months CONAP 293,158.71 Start date: January, 2014 DIPESCA/MAGA 71,814.90 End Date: January, 2019 INFOM 7,500,000.00 Management Arrangement: DIM PAC Meeting Date: Agreed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala: Date/Month/Year Agreed by the Guatemalan Council for Protected Areas: Date/Month/Year Agreed by the (UNDP): Date/Month/Year Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in coastal and marine protected areas 2 LIST OF ACRONYMS AIS Alien invasive species AKAZUL Community, Conservation, and Ecology APASI Artisanal Fishermen Association of Sipacate APR Annual Project Report ARCAS Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association ARTE Territorial Reserve Areas of the State AWP Annual Work Plan BD Biodiversity BMPs Best Management Practices °C Degrees Celsius CATHALAC Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CC Climate change CECON Center for Conservation Studies CEMA Ocean and Aquaculture Research Center CIIHO Inter-institutional Committee on Hydro-oceanographic Research COCODES Community Development Councils CODEDES Departmental Development Councils COMUDES Municipal Development Councils CONAP National Protected Areas Council COP Conference of Parties CPAP Country Programme Action Plan DIM Direct Implementation Modality DIPESCA Fisheries and Aquaculture Unit DIPRONA Office of the Protection of Nature EAP Economically active population ENSO El Niño–Southern Oscillation ERC Evaluation Resource Center EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FENAPESCA National Federation of Artisanal Fishermen FLACSO Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences FSS Financial Sustainability Scorecard GEF Global Environment Facility GHG Greenhouse gas GIS Geographic Information System GoG Government of Guatemala ha Hectares IADB Inter-American Development Bank ICC Private Institute for Climate Change Research IES Invasive exotic species IMO International Maritime Organization INAB National Forest Institute INE National Statistics Institute INGUAT Guatemalan Institute of Tourism INFOM Municipal Development Institute IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in coastal and marine protected areas 3 IW Inception Workshop KfW German Development Bank km2 Square Kilometers LAC Latin America and the Caribbean LSC Local Steering Committee m3 Cubic Meters M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAGA Ministry of Agriculture, Cattle Ranching, and Nutrition MPA Marine-coastal protected area MARN Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources masl Meters Above Sea Level MBC Mesoamerican Biological Corridor MCMP Marine-Coastal Management Program METT Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool for Protected Areas MICIVI Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure, and Housing mm Millimeters MRP Municipal Regional Park NGO Non-Governmental Organization NMC National Mangroves Committee OCRET Bureau of State Land Reserves PA Protected Area PC Project Coordinator PIF Project Identification Form PIR Project Implementation Review PIU Project Implementation Unit PMCG Policy for the Integrated Management of Marine-Coastal Zones PPG Project Preparation Grant PSC Project Steering Committee QA/QC Quality Assurance/Quality Control RBLAC UNDP Regional Bureau RCU Regional Coordination Unit ROAR Results-Oriented Annual Report SBAA Standard Basic Assistance Agreement SECONAP Regional Council of the Council of Protected Areas Secretariat SEGEPLAN Secretary of Planning and Programming of the Presidency SIGAP Protected Areas System of Guatemala TED Turtle Excluder Devices TNC The Nature Conservancy ToRs Terms of Reference TPC Tripartite Committee UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNDP CO United Nations Development Programme Country Office USD U.S. Dollars Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in coastal and marine protected areas 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1. SITUATION ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................... 6 1.1. Context and global significance ..................................................................................................... 6 1.2. Threats to marine and coastal biodiversity, impacts, and root causes .......................................... 15 1.3. Long-term solution ....................................................................................................................... 21 1.4. Barriers analysis ........................................................................................................................... 22 1.5. Stakeholder analysis ..................................................................................................................... 23 1.6. Baseline analysis .......................................................................................................................... 24 2. STRATEGY .......................................................................................................................................... 25 2.1. Project rationale and policy conformity ....................................................................................... 25 2.2. Country ownership: country eligibility and country drivenness .................................................. 26 2.3. Design principles and strategic considerations ...........................................................................